Rhône valley

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valley

The Rhône valley is a major Alpine valley in Switzerland that forms the upper course of the Rhône River, known for its dramatic mountain scenery and glacial origins.

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Observed surface forms (9)

Surface form Occurrences
Rhone Valley 4
Rhone River (nearby valley) 1
Rhône River valley 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf valley ⓘ
climateCharacteristic continental influences ⓘ
relatively dry inner-Alpine climate ⓘ
country Switzerland ⓘ
countrySubdivision Valais NERFINISHED ⓘ
drainageBasin Rhône River basin ⓘ
drains large part of canton of Valais ⓘ
economicActivity fruit growing ⓘ
hydropower production ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
viticulture ⓘ
flowsFrom Rhône Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ
flowsInto Lake Geneva NERFINISHED ⓘ
formsUpperCourseOf Rhône River NERFINISHED ⓘ
geologicalOrigin Pleistocene glaciations ⓘ
hasFeature broad alluvial floor in lower sections ⓘ
glacially carved trough ⓘ
lateral hanging valleys ⓘ
steep mountain slopes ⓘ
hasOrigin glacial origin ⓘ
knownFor dramatic mountain scenery ⓘ
glacial landscapes ⓘ
languageRegion French-speaking Valais (lower valley) ⓘ
German-speaking Valais (upper valley) ⓘ
locatedIn Swiss Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ
canton of Valais NERFINISHED ⓘ
majorTownInValley Brig NERFINISHED ⓘ
Martigny NERFINISHED ⓘ
Monthey NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sierre NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sion NERFINISHED ⓘ
Visp NERFINISHED ⓘ
mouthRegion Lake Geneva region NERFINISHED ⓘ
orientation east–west ⓘ
partOf Rhône River system NERFINISHED ⓘ
passesThrough Central Valais NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lower Valais NERFINISHED ⓘ
Upper Valais NERFINISHED ⓘ
river Rhône River NERFINISHED ⓘ
sourceRegion Lepontine Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ
Urner Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ
surroundedBy Bernese Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mont Blanc massif (at western end) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pennine Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ
transportCorridor A9 motorway corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ
Simplon railway axis NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (30)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gletsch → locatedIn → Rhône valley ⓘ
Martigny → locatedIn → Rhône valley ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rhone Valley
A9 motorway (Switzerland) → followsValley → Rhône valley ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rhône River valley
Aigle, Switzerland → locatedIn → Rhône valley ⓘ
subject surface form: Aigle
Dent de Nendaz → locatedNear → Rhône valley ⓘ
Dent de Nendaz → hasViewOf → Rhône valley ⓘ
Sorgues → belongsTo → Rhône valley ⓘ
Valais, Switzerland → contains → Rhône valley ⓘ
subject surface form: Valais
this entity surface form: upper Rhône Valley
Visp → locatedIn → Rhône valley ⓘ
Lower Valais → traversedBy → Rhône valley ⓘ
Leysin → overlooks → Rhône valley ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rhone Valley
Valais (German-speaking part) → locatedIn → Rhône valley ⓘ
this entity surface form: Upper Rhône Valley
City of Sion → locatedInValley → Rhône valley ⓘ
Riederalp → hasViewOf → Rhône valley ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rhone Valley
Mörel → locatedNear → Rhône valley ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rhone Valley
Mörel → locatedOnRiver → Rhône valley ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rhone River (nearby valley)
Château de Valère → hasViewOf → Rhône valley ⓘ
Valère hill → overlooks → Rhône valley ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rhône valley near Sion
Fiesch (municipality) → locatedOnRiver → Rhône valley ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rhône valley (upper) vicinity
Fieschertal → locatedIn → Rhône valley ⓘ
District of Monthey → locatedInValley → Rhône valley ⓘ
District of Monthey → partOf → Rhône valley ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rhône valley region
St-Maurice → locatedInValley → Rhône valley ⓘ
Massongex → locatedIn → Rhône valley ⓘ
Vionnaz → locatedIn → Rhône valley ⓘ
Choëx → locatedInRegion → Rhône valley ⓘ
Choëx → locatedAbove → Rhône valley ⓘ
Fiesch → locatedIn → Rhône valley ⓘ
A9 → followsValley → Rhône valley ⓘ
Sion, Valais → locatedIn → Rhône valley ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rhône Valley